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July 30, 1974. The Haskell Playhouse is a children's playhouse located in Haskell Park in Alton, Illinois. Dr. William Abraham Haskell, a physician and one of the wealthiest residents of Alton, commissioned the playhouse as a present for his daughter Lucy's fifth birthday in 1885. Architect Lucas Pfeiffenberger designed the playhouse in the ...
The history of St. Louis began with the settlement of the area by Native American mound builders who lived as part of the Mississippian culture from the 9th century to the 15th century, followed by other migrating tribal groups. Starting in the late 17th century, French explorers arrived. Spain took over in 1763 and a trading company led by ...
View of the Eads Bridge under construction in 1870, listed as a St. Louis Landmark and National Historic Landmark St. Louis Landmark is a designation of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis for historic buildings and other sites in St. Louis, Missouri. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, such as whether the site is a cultural resource, near a cultural ...
Delisted NHL. December 11, 2023. Goldenrod was a floating theater, known as a showboat, which operated on the Mississippi River and its tributaries throughout the 20th Century. She was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark on 24 December 1967 and a St. Louis, Missouri City Landmark in 1972. [3] The boat was placed on the 'Threatened ...
Pfeiffenberger was born in Dayton, Ohio on November 14, 1834 to German immigrants. His parents, John and Elizabeth (Miller) Pfeiffenberger, were natives of Baden-Baden, in southwestern Germany. After settling in America, his father became a farmer. Pfeiffenberger received his early education in Ohio where he honed his engineering, construction ...
July 7, 1978. Powell Hall (formerly known as the St. Louis Theater and Powell Symphony Hall) is the home of the St. Louis Symphony. Erected in 1925 as the St. Louis Theatre, the theatre presented live vaudeville and motion pictures. The theatre was acquired by the St. Louis Symphony Society in 1966 and renamed Powell Symphony Hall after Walter ...
mohistory.org. Missouri History museum entrance in 2023. The Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri, showcases Missouri history. It is operated by the Missouri Historical Society, which was founded in 1866. Museum admission is free through a public subsidy by the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District.
July 31 – August 6: The Liza Minnelli Show C. August 7–13: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. August 14–20: Anything Goes – Ann Miller, Pat Paulsen. August 21–27: The Student Prince – Frank Porretta, Hans Conried, Mary Wickes. August 28 – September 3: The Sound of Music – Jane Powell, Joseph Campanella.